by Tessa Bailey
First published 2025
Professional hockey player Sig Gauthier's car breaks down near a country club, forcing him to venture inside for help. There he meets Chloe Clifford, a captivating harp prodigy with a taste for adventure and stolen champagne. Their moonlight kiss leaves both wanting more. When Sig arrives for dinner to meet his father's new girlfriend, he finds Chloe at the table. Her mother is marrying his dad. The woman who enchanted him will become his stepsister. Chloe feels trapped by her controlling mother and dreams of freedom. Sig offers to teach her independence in Boston, but friendship must be their limit. As family drama unfolds around their parents' engagement, maintaining platonic boundaries becomes nearly impossible. Both know a relationship between a famous athlete and his high society stepsister can only lead to complications, yet their connection runs deeper than family ties should allow.
Genres: romance, sports, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-love, found-family
Setting: Boston, Country Club
320 pages · Paperback · Avon